Latest about Solar System
Ancient Australian rocks may shed new light on the birth of the moon
Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to our moon.
Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the Americas and Pacific
The back-to-back eruptions caused radio blackouts across two hemispheres as the active sunspots turn to face Earth.
Scientists find twisting magnetic waves on the sun. Could this help solve a huge solar mystery?
"This discovery ends a protracted search for these waves that has its origins in the 1940s."
These 5 Venus missions could launch in the next decade to study Earth's 'evil twin'
Several new missions to Venus are expected in the late 2020s and early 2030s, but some of them depend on funding that may not materialize.
Satellite images show parts of Jamaica in ruins after record-breaking Hurricane Melissa
New satellite imagery captures the complete devastation across Jamaica left in the wake of deadly Hurricane Melissa.
Scientists discover oldest air on record trapped in 6-million-year-old Antarctic ice
Scientists working with the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX) have collected the oldest directly dated ice cores ever drilled: 6 million years old.
A Flash, a Boom, a New Microbe Habitat
After an asteroid struck Finland long ago, microscopic life colonized the impact site within a few million years, new research reveals.
Does the full moon make us sleepless? A neurologist explains the science behind sleep, mood and lunar myths
Research shows a full moon can modestly affect sleep, but its influence on mental health is much less certain.
